]]>http://inhabitat.com/conceptual-farm-x-is-a-modular-vertical-farm-that-grows-food-hydroponically/feed/1World’s largest indoor vertical farm will produce 2 million pounds of soil-free food in Newarkhttp://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-indoor-vertical-farm-will-produce-2-million-pounds-of-soil-free-food-in-newark/
http://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-indoor-vertical-farm-will-produce-2-million-pounds-of-soil-free-food-in-newark/#commentsSat, 14 Mar 2015 05:30:54 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=728089The multimillion-dollar deal was developed by AeroFarms in partnership with property management firm RBH Group, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, Prudential Financial Inc., and the City of Newark and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA).]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-indoor-vertical-farm-will-produce-2-million-pounds-of-soil-free-food-in-newark/feed/9This vertical farm will provide Wyoming residents with 100,000 lbs of fresh produce each yearhttp://inhabitat.com/this-vertical-farm-will-provide-wyoming-residents-with-100000lbs-of-fresh-produce-each-year/
http://inhabitat.com/this-vertical-farm-will-provide-wyoming-residents-with-100000lbs-of-fresh-produce-each-year/#commentsMon, 09 Mar 2015 21:09:08 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=726046A 30 foot by 150 foot sliver of land located next to a parking lot in Jackson, Wyoming is set to be transformed into a vertical farm that will produce over 85,000lbs of produce each year. Using 90 percent less water than conventional farming, and absolutely]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/this-vertical-farm-will-provide-wyoming-residents-with-100000lbs-of-fresh-produce-each-year/feed/0The Vertical Zoo: A wild greenery-wrapped tower that provides refuge for animaliahttp://inhabitat.com/the-vertical-zoo-a-wild-greenery-wrapped-tower-that-provides-refuge-for-animalia/
http://inhabitat.com/the-vertical-zoo-a-wild-greenery-wrapped-tower-that-provides-refuge-for-animalia/#commentsSun, 15 Feb 2015 19:58:14 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=305036The zoo is built from a six armed star-shaped level designed to maximize space, views and circulation. It is based on a nucleus or a tree trunk from which emerges six branches, each 20 sq meters in size which all serve different programmatic needs. These program]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/the-vertical-zoo-a-wild-greenery-wrapped-tower-that-provides-refuge-for-animalia/feed/0Zombie-Powered Vertical Farm Keeps Inhabitants Safe from the Living Deadhttp://inhabitat.com/zombie-powered-vertical-farm-leaves-inhabitants-safe-and-well-fed-during-a-zombie-apocalypse/
http://inhabitat.com/zombie-powered-vertical-farm-leaves-inhabitants-safe-and-well-fed-during-a-zombie-apocalypse/#commentsSun, 19 Oct 2014 14:15:50 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=313345Just in case Night of the Living Dead becomes a reality, zombie enthusiasts across the globe are gearing up to plan for the potential zombie apocalypse. The folks at Architects Southwest have devised a fun contest for designers and architects to create a Zombie]]>

Just in case Night of the Living Dead becomes a reality, zombie enthusiasts across the globe are gearing up to plan for the potential zombie apocalypse. The folks at Architects Southwest have devised a fun contest for designers and architects to create a Zombie Safe House. One horrific entry is a self-sustaining vertical farm that uses a zombie-powered energy system, and also keeps its human inhabitants safely out of reach of the brains-hungry power source.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/are-these-incredible-rice-paddy-topped-hong-kong-towers-the-skyscrapers-of-the-future/feed/0Open House: A 20 Room Vertical Treehouse Village in Koreahttp://inhabitat.com/open-house-a-20-room-vertical-treehouse-village-in-korea/
http://inhabitat.com/open-house-a-20-room-vertical-treehouse-village-in-korea/#commentsTue, 01 Jul 2014 17:30:21 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=178832Open House was designed by raumlaborkorea (with the help of the community), and celebrated its grand opening last month. But it isn't technically "complete" - and that's the whole point! raumlaborkorea's intention was for the village to keep growing and evolving]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/open-house-a-20-room-vertical-treehouse-village-in-korea/feed/3Urban Skyfarm: Vertical Hydroponic Farm and Community Hub Offers Food Security for the Futurehttp://inhabitat.com/urban-skyfarm-vertical-hydroponic-farm-and-community-hub-offers-food-security-for-the-future/
http://inhabitat.com/urban-skyfarm-vertical-hydroponic-farm-and-community-hub-offers-food-security-for-the-future/#commentsThu, 05 Jun 2014 21:33:40 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=657004This living skyscraper can house over 1.5 million square feet of common space and has pathways and skybridges integrated into the design. These allow visitors to navigate through the maze of gardens, hydroponic decks and orchards.
Related: Myanmar's Inle]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/urban-skyfarm-vertical-hydroponic-farm-and-community-hub-offers-food-security-for-the-future/feed/1BOOK REVIEW: The Vertical Farm by Dick Despommierhttp://inhabitat.com/review-amp-interview-the-vertical-farm-by-dick-despommier/
http://inhabitat.com/review-amp-interview-the-vertical-farm-by-dick-despommier/#commentsFri, 21 Mar 2014 04:15:55 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=179086The Vertical Farm is an expanded edition of Despommier's earlier essay on vertical farming, which explains the many advantages of vertical farming. As Despommier rallies, vertical farms could enable every country in the world, regardless of climate or agricultural]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/review-amp-interview-the-vertical-farm-by-dick-despommier/feed/8BOOK REVIEW: EVolo Skyscrapers – A Reference Manual on the Future of Architecture?http://inhabitat.com/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future/
http://inhabitat.com/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future/#commentsSun, 22 Dec 2013 15:00:54 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=327165EVolo Magazine has made a name for itself with its annual skyscraper competition, which started in 2006. Since then there have been over 4,000 submissions arriving from across the planet, seemingly covering just about every imaginable design parameter when]]>

EVolo Magazine has made a name for itself with its annual skyscraper competition, which started in 2006. Since then there have been over 4,000 submissions arriving from across the planet, seemingly covering just about every imaginable design parameter when it comes to vertical construction. Their book, EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS, is a selection of 300 of the best projects spanning six chapters and a hefty 1,223 pages. If you’re an aficionado of futurism in building design, then this is the decisive book on one of the largest scale human interfaces with the environment — the skyscraper.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future/feed/0Dynamic Vertical Farm Networks Could Provide More Space for Growing Food in Chinahttp://inhabitat.com/dynamic-vertical-farm-networks-could-provide-more-space-for-growing-food-in-china/
http://inhabitat.com/dynamic-vertical-farm-networks-could-provide-more-space-for-growing-food-in-china/#commentsWed, 24 Jul 2013 21:15:20 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=537792Only 15 percent of China's total land area can be cultivated, which represents 10 percent of the global arable land, but this land is decreasing as the population grows. The Dyv-Net scheme is a vertical farm that reaches a height of 187.5 meters and is built]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/dynamic-vertical-farm-networks-could-provide-more-space-for-growing-food-in-china/feed/1Indoor Vertical Farm ‘Pinkhouses’ Grow Plants Faster With Less Energyhttp://inhabitat.com/indoor-vertical-farm-pinkhouses-grow-plants-faster-with-less-energy/
http://inhabitat.com/indoor-vertical-farm-pinkhouses-grow-plants-faster-with-less-energy/#commentsThu, 23 May 2013 21:33:33 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=515396Indoor farms need light—and a lot of it—to grow crops, but that energy adds up big time in terms of cost and environmental impact. A Pinkhouse is a new type of indoor farm that grows crops using pink-colored light. Rather than bathing plants with white]]>

Indoor farms need light—and a lot of it—to grow crops, but that energy adds up big time in terms of cost and environmental impact. A Pinkhouse is a new type of indoor farm that grows crops using pink-colored light. Rather than bathing plants with white light (which has all the colors of the spectrum), a Pinkhouse uses a mix of red and blue light. By not using all the other colors, indoor vertical farms can cut down on their power bill with low-energy LED lights that emit just the right shade of magenta.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/indoor-vertical-farm-pinkhouses-grow-plants-faster-with-less-energy/feed/6Aeroponic Vertical Farm: High-Yield Terraced Rice Paddies for the Philippineshttp://inhabitat.com/aeroponic-vertical-farm-high-yield-terraced-rice-paddies-for-the-philipines/
http://inhabitat.com/aeroponic-vertical-farm-high-yield-terraced-rice-paddies-for-the-philipines/#commentsMon, 18 Mar 2013 17:18:49 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=492537The Aeroponic Vertical Farm is made up of an array of bamboo parallelograms that are formed to create stepped terraces of rice fields. Located in cities, these compact farms would not only help grow rice for the area, but also create jobs and provide space]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/aeroponic-vertical-farm-high-yield-terraced-rice-paddies-for-the-philipines/feed/0Vincent Callebaut Unveils Stacked Pebble-Inspired Eco-Farmscrapers for Shenzhenhttp://inhabitat.com/vincent-callebaut-unveils-stacked-pebble-inspired-eco-farmscrapers-for-shenzen/
http://inhabitat.com/vincent-callebaut-unveils-stacked-pebble-inspired-eco-farmscrapers-for-shenzen/#commentsMon, 04 Mar 2013 22:30:01 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=488466People are flocking to the cities around the world, especially in China with 75% of the Chinese population projected to be living in urban environments by 2030. To alleviate the pressures put on the city by this influx, alternatives must be considered for]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/vincent-callebaut-unveils-stacked-pebble-inspired-eco-farmscrapers-for-shenzen/feed/3Pasona HQ is an Urban Farm That Grows Food For Its Employees in Tokyohttp://inhabitat.com/pasona-hq-is-an-urban-farm-that-grows-food-for-its-employees-in-tokyo/
http://inhabitat.com/pasona-hq-is-an-urban-farm-that-grows-food-for-its-employees-in-tokyo/#commentsWed, 20 Feb 2013 22:15:45 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=485439Located in downtown Tokyo, Pasona HQ is a nine-story building for the Japanese recruitment company. Rather than build a brand-new building, the company took over a 50-year-old structure and renovated it into the urban farm and eco office you see now. Pasona]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/pasona-hq-is-an-urban-farm-that-grows-food-for-its-employees-in-tokyo/feed/0Brandon Martella’s Live Share Grow Vertical Farm Could Generate 10% of San Diego’s Producehttp://inhabitat.com/live-share-grow-vertical-farm-could-produce-10-of-san-diegos-produce/
http://inhabitat.com/live-share-grow-vertical-farm-could-produce-10-of-san-diegos-produce/#commentsWed, 28 Nov 2012 22:18:34 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=461438Live Share Grow is a proposal by Brandon Martella for a combo residential tower and vertical farm for downtown San Diego. The multi-story tower is dual purpose - one side is holds residential apartments in varying sizes, while the other is a large-scale hydroponic]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/live-share-grow-vertical-farm-could-produce-10-of-san-diegos-produce/feed/2La Ferme Musicale is a Vertical Farm, Music Venue & Educational Center for Bordeauxhttp://inhabitat.com/la-ferme-musicale-is-a-vertical-farm-music-venue-educational-center-for-bordeaux/
http://inhabitat.com/la-ferme-musicale-is-a-vertical-farm-music-venue-educational-center-for-bordeaux/#commentsThu, 15 Nov 2012 22:22:47 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=458274La Ferme Musicale = also known as Ferme Darwin - is a concept for a vertical farm and cultural center in Bordeaux. Darwin Ecosysteme has been working on a larger project to build a sustainable community in Bordeaux, and the vertical farm is one aspect of it.]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/la-ferme-musicale-is-a-vertical-farm-music-venue-educational-center-for-bordeaux/feed/0The World’s First Commercial Vertical Farm Opens in Singaporehttp://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-first-commercial-vertical-farm-opens-in-singapore/
http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-first-commercial-vertical-farm-opens-in-singapore/#commentsFri, 26 Oct 2012 21:11:42 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=453142The dense metropolis of Singapore is now home to the world’s first commercial vertical farm! Built by Sky Greens Farms, the rising steel structure will help the city grow more food locally, reducing dependence on imported produce. The new farm is able to]]>

The dense metropolis of Singapore is now home to the world’s first commercial vertical farm! Built by Sky Greens Farms, the rising steel structure will help the city grow more food locally, reducing dependence on imported produce. The new farm is able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day, which are sold in local supermarkets.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-first-commercial-vertical-farm-opens-in-singapore/feed/3Canopea Home is a Solar-Powered Urban Habitat with a Vertical Farm by Rhône-Alpes for the European Solar Decathlonhttp://inhabitat.com/canopea-is-a-solar-powered-urban-habitat-with-a-vertical-farm-by-sde-2012-team-rhone-alpes/
http://inhabitat.com/canopea-is-a-solar-powered-urban-habitat-with-a-vertical-farm-by-sde-2012-team-rhone-alpes/#commentsThu, 23 Aug 2012 15:15:33 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=428069Taking inspiration from tree canopies that absorb 95% of the forest's overall solar energy and capture 30% of the rainfall, the nanotowers are less than 10 stories high and each floor is its own home. The top floor below spaces beneath the photovoltaic canopy]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/canopea-is-a-solar-powered-urban-habitat-with-a-vertical-farm-by-sde-2012-team-rhone-alpes/feed/1Appareil’s Agriculture 2.0 Vertical Farm Tower Re-imagines the Future of Urban Food Productionhttp://inhabitat.com/appareils-agriculture-2-0-vertical-farm-tower-re-imagines-the-future-of-urban-food-production/
http://inhabitat.com/appareils-agriculture-2-0-vertical-farm-tower-re-imagines-the-future-of-urban-food-production/#commentsFri, 01 Jun 2012 21:20:03 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=386801Vertical farming is far from a new concept, and uses principles that have been employed by indigenous peoples around the world for thousands of years. But this new generative system looks to raise the stakes, supporting the production of crops such as tomatoes,]]>